Take-Over

Three men and a woman called Circe politely call on the country home of Steed's friends, married couple Bill and Laura Bassett. Unfortunately their visit turns sinister as they plan to implant explosives into the throats of the couple and send them off to destroy a nearby peace conference. Happily for the Bassetts - and the conference - Steed is coming to visit for the weekend, and he knows what to do.

Atypical Avengers episode that is bereft of the the trademark campiness and quirky humour and has some sinister overtones story of a home invasion led by Tom Adams. He and his gang act very polite with great etiquette but that's only on the surface. They are a menacing lot. Matter of fact, one of them, Circe - a female surgeon - is clearly a psychotic. The tension is quite high, especially when Steed turns up. He senses something is wrong. You really root for him to put them in place, and eventually he does so by using his trademark guile. This is a great episode, which touches upon snobbery and class. It's quite telling that the fact that Adams got really upset when Steed knew more about classical music than him. That prompted him to kill Steed. Tara is in here only in the beginning and the end, where she helps Steed.